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Research in Oxford

Research in Particle Physics at Oxford involves the study of the basic building blocks of matter and the forces that act upon them. The research staff and students here participate in a wide range of research, from the structure of the atomic nucleus and its contents, to the mysteries surrounding the elusive particles called neutrinos and dark matter in the Universe. The research involves international collaboration on experiments based in a variety of countries, at high-energy particle accelerators and in underground laboratories.

For an introduction to some of the work by particle physicists at Oxford, have a look at these pages, which were designed by one of our work experience students: